Regulatory restrictions impact youth use of e-cigarettes
Sreeramareddy CT, Acharya K, Manoharan A. Electronic cigarettes use and ‘dual use’ among the youth in 75 countries: estimates from Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (2014–2019). Scientific Reports. 5 Dec 2022. 12, 20967. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25594-4
Read more: Regulatory restrictions impact youth use of e-cigarettes“Youth in countries with the most restrictive e-cigarette regulations (compared to No Regulatory Policy (NRP) had 0.6 times lower odds of being current e-cigarette users (aOR 0.6, 95% CI 0.6, 0.7).”
Comment: Despite the fact that illegal disposable e-cigarettes are impacting youth use in the US, UK, Australia, and many countries in Asia, strict regulation of e-cigarettes does have a positive population effect!
Stephen Hamann
